This special series on “Cost, Healthcare Utilization, Patient-Reported Outcomes and Technology in Modern Spine Surgery” is edited by Dr. Ahmed K. Emara, from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Ahmed K. Emara, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

Dr. Emara comes from an orthopedic training background with a focus on Spine Surgery and Adult Reconstruction at the renowned Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He is recognized for his research on patient-reported outcomes and perioperative optimization. With in addition to his background in orthopedic clinical training, Dr. Emara completed three years of postdoctoral research and earned numerous investigative awards, including the prestigious Barry Friedman Mount Sinai Award. As a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Resident Delegate Education Committee, the Cleveland Clinic Spine Laboratory, and the Cleveland Clinic Adult Reconstruction Research Group, Dr. Emara continues to make significant contributions to the advancement of orthopedic patient care.

Series outline:

1. Cost and Healthcare utilization following cervical disc arthroplasty
2. Machine learing and cost prediction in spine surgery
3. Artifical intelligence in spine surgery
4. Increased Rates of Dysphagia Length of Stay, conts and Non-Routine Discharge in Patients Over 65 Undergoing Single-Level Cervical Disc Arthroplasty
5. Socioeconomic impact on healthcare utilization and patient reported outcomes after lumbar fusion
6. Evaluating the thresholds of minimally clinical important difference after cervical spine fusion
7. Effect of Lumbar approach on Complications and patient-reported outfcomes
8. Evaluating the thresholds of minimally clinical important difference after lumbar fusion
9. Firefly techniques in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
10. Minimally invasive bilateral decompression from a unilateral approach: indications and technical pearls
11. Basics of conducting systematic reviews and metanalyses in spine surgery
12. Navigation in spine deformities
13. Novel Citrate-Based Wound Irrigation System Disrupting Biofilms and Preventing Orthopaedic Surgery Infections: Technique Guide and Systematic Review

Disclosure:
The series “Cost, Healthcare Utilization, Patient-Reported Outcomes and Technology in Modern Spine Surgery” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Spine Surgery without any sponsorship or funding. Dr. Emara is serving as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series. Dr. Emara serves as an unpaid editorial board member of Journal of Spine Surgery from September 2024 to August 2026.